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הויפּט געשעעניש:
THIAGO MOISÉS vs. DAVID CASTILLO
לייטווייט וועלט טיטל
גלויבנס-הויפּט געשעעניש:
THIAGO ALVES vs. DAVID PUTVIN
CATCHWEIGHT BOUT
פרייטיק, FEBRUARY 19th LIVE on AXS TV
LIVE at the UCCU CENTER in OREM, UTAH
Tickets are on sale NOW through CageTix.com
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Following an amicable agreement to settle the litigation between the two parties, the always entertaining and exciting Quinton “Rampage” Jackson is returning to Bellator.
Bellator MMA is thrilled to have “Rampage,” one of the most recognizable fighters in the history of the sport, joining a very competitive light heavyweight division featuring champion Liam McGeary, פיל דייוויס, מלך מאָ, טיטאָ אָרטיז, ימאַניואַל ניוטאן, Linton Vassell among others.
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 Mexican Consulate in Albuquerque, Efren Leyba, און
WMMAA Pan-American president Tomas Yu (צענטער)
ALBUQUERQUE, נ.ם. (פעברואַר 15, 2016) – The second annual World MMA Association (ווממאַאַ) Pan-American Congress, recently held at The Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce in Albuquerque, New Mexico, was a major success by all standards.
“The Pan-American Movement”, as it was named, brought together sports, טוריזם, and education for a common goal with more than 12 participating countries.
The Congress provided a rare opportunity for the entire WMMAA Pan-American family to collaborate with special partnerships like The Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce און The Mexico Consulate in Albuquerque, University of New Mexico Global Education Department. PANAM Members, representatives of National Federations, Commissions, Association and the Organizing Committee of the WMMAA Pan-American Championship (OCPC), as well as athletes, קאָוטשיז, מעדיע, sponsors and other stakeholders to meet and discuss issues of importance to the entire MMA movement.
In his closing speech to the Congress, Pan-American Division President טאָמאַס יו paid tribute to the excellent collaboration between Pan-American members.
“If you asked me to sprawl a couple of times, I would most definitely need some nitro coffee from Villa Myriam before I run out of breath, followed by the guaranteed use of Sore No More,” יו געזאגט. “But when it comes to fighting for our youth, for our MMA global goals – for cleaner competition, for a healthier, more peaceful and more flourishing SPORT – I will sprawl-jab-cross-kick like a champion. I will sprint the steepest trail in the Sandia Mountains. I will never stop until we raise our hands by victory. I am counting and exhorting all involved in the MMA industry to join us. We must go for the KO.”
 Over the course of the three-day Congress and 13-day PANAM Camp, there were special guest such as Legacy Champion Damacio Page, former UFC champion Jon “Bones” דזשאָנעס און קאַרלאָס קאָנדיט. Participants heard from many respected speakers such as Health Committee Director Curt Chavez from eVOLV Strong, Hector Molina, Director of PANAM Regulatory Committee and Director of PANAM Medical Committee, דר. Justo Pavia. The congress had interesting discussions on the following themes: אַטליץ, 2016 Expo MMA, structure of the “WMMAA Pan-American Movement”, global officials’ license and database, new era of Digital Sports Marketing Revolution, און די 2016 Pan-American Championships.
Each day was divided in two general sessions with a half-day devoted to Rules and Regulations discussions for PANAM. The plenary sessions were followed by three simultaneous breakout sessions on respective sub-themes. All sessions were live-cast over the internet to allow the general public to hear discussions as it happened.
Two sessions began with presentations from a panel of speakers. The moderators of each panel were then responsible for the ensuing discussion period, which gave participants an opportunity to voice their opinions on issues. The main points from each session were carefully recorded by“ENLACE” – the new exclusive WMMAA correspondent program – to inform the Editorial Committee of the discussions at the end of each day. The final document reflected the main ideas to come out of the proceedings in Albuquerque, as well as information collected through the virtual WMMAA Pan-American Congress, allowing the WMMAA Pan-American family and public to submit written contributions.
 The mission of the 2016 WMMAA Pan-American Congress was to bring together sports, tourism and education for a united front and review the status of the WMMAA PANAM Movement in today’s evolving global society. Information was gathered and opinions sought regarding its future, in addition to providing structure, guidance, proposals and recommendations to all constituents and other stakeholders of the WMMAA PANAM Movement for its structured showcase and harmonious development within the global youth community.
די 2016 WMMAA Pan-American Congress was a great success and has left the WMMAA Pan-American Movement with a blueprint for the future. It is now time, אַמאָל ווידער, for the PANAM family to translate words into action: We are the Future of MMA!
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Click for fight highlights: Michael Chandler vs. עדי אַלוואַרעז
סאַנטאַ מאָניקאַ, קאַליף. (פעברואַר 12, 2015) – When sifting through a list of Bellator MMA’s greatest fights, few names appear as often as "יראָן" מיכאל טשאַנדלער (14-3).
הייַנט, Bellator MMA is proud to announce that Chandler will be continuing to compete for the promotion for the foreseeable future, with the news that the former 155-pound champion has signed an exclusive multi-year, multi-fight extension to remain with the Scott Coker-led promotion.
“Michael Chandler is synonymous with our brand and doubles as an incredibly talented and exciting mixed martial artist,” said Bellator President סקאַט קאָקער. “Not every fighter or free agent aligns with our future plans, but when looking at Chandler’s resume, inking him to a long-term extension was a no-brainer. I look forward to getting him back in action as soon as possible.”
Chandler was also pleased with his extension, סטייטינג: “I’m ecstatic to continue my career with Scott Coker and Bellator MMA. It’s obvious that good things are continuing to happen for this promotion and it’s correlating to big opportunities for myself as well,"טשאַנדלער האט. “I can’t wait to get back in action and test myself against some of these new guys coming in and move back up through the ranks. ווי שטענדיק, my eyes are on that belt, and it will be back around my waist soon.”
A 14-fight Bellator MMA veteran, Chandler has been a member of the Viacom-owned promotion since 2010. Prior to joining the Bellator ranks, the Missouri native competed for Strikeforce. Amongst his notable victories, Chandler bested Eddie Alvarez via submission at “Bellator 58” in what many fans and pundits alike considered the fight of 2011.
Further along the way, Chandler defeated the likes of פּאַטריקקי "פּיטבולל" פרעירע, מאַרסין געהאלטן, Rick Hawn, און דוד ריקקעלס (2רענטגענ). Of his 14 ווינס ווי אַ פאַכמאַן, Chandler has amassed 12 victories before reaching the judges’ scorecards.
Chandler remains in Bellator’s lightweight division, which includes kingpin וועט ברוקס, צוזאמען מיט דזשאָש טהאָמסאָן, בראַנדאָן גירטז, מעלווין גויללאַרד, בענסאָן הענדערסאָן, ברענט פּרימוס, דערעק אַנדערסאָן, אוןאיר אַוואַד.
לעוויסטאָן, מיין (פעברואַר 12, 2016) - ניו ענגלאַנד פייץ (נעף), אַמעריקע ס נומער-איינער רעגיאָנאַל קאַמף העכערונג, וועט האַלטן זייַן ווייַטער געשעעניש, “נעף 22: אַלע ראָודז LEAD דאָ” אויף שבת, אַפּריל 22, 2016בייַ די אַנדראָסקאָגגין באַנק קאָליסéע אין לעוויסטאָן, מיין. The fight card will feature a mix of mixed-martial-arts (ממאַ) and professional boxing bouts. Earlier today, NEF announced the addition of a featherweight contest to the amateur portion of the “נעף 22” קאַמף קאָרט. Bantamweight Champion דזשאַני קראַפס (4-0) will move up in weight to face Taylor Costantino (2-1) at 145-pounds.
Crafts was successful last Saturday in his attempt to capture the inaugural NEF MMA Amateur Bantamweight Title. He took out Henry Clark (3-2) in the third round of their bout in Lewiston. Crafts is a decorated Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (בדזשדזש) brown belt out of Team New England United (נייַ). He also cross-trains with Central Maine Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (קמבדזשדזש) אין לעוויסטאָן.
“I’m excited to step up to 145 to fight Taylor,” said Crafts of the upcoming matchup with Costantino. “I will be very strong at that weight seeing as I cut pretty extensively to make 135. It will allow me to focus on different areas this camp instead of putting a lot of my energy into cutting weight.”
Costantino is himself coming off a big win last Saturday at “נעף 21.” It took him a mere 25-seconds to down Frank Johanson (0-1), a training partner of Crafts at CMBJJ, אין דער ערשטער קייַלעכיק. Costantino is clear that he is coming to fight on אַפּריל 23, and he does not plan on engaging in a grappling contest with Crafts.
“Respect to him for coming up in weight,” said Costantino of Crafts. “He’s a glorified pajama warrior that has never been punched in the face with any type of authority. He will clinch quickly and look for the takedown. He’ll realize real quick that he has never fought or trained with anybody like me.”
Crafts and Costantino are not strangers to one another. Several years ago, the two met in a jiu-jitsu tournament with Crafts coming out on top.
“Taylor and I have competed before in a sport jiu-jitsu tournament,” recalled Crafts. “Taylor says I am a glorified pajama warrior who has never been punched in the face, but if I recall correctly, I submitted him without my ‘pajamas’ no-gi in that tournament pretty quickly. I train with a lot of very talented and tough fighters daily who punch me in the face very hard. People say the same thing about me not getting punched – געזונט, I have had four fights and they just haven’t had the chance to. Anyone who has trained with high-level fighters will tell you that gi jiu-jitsu only makes you more of a technical fighter. If he doesn’t believe that, that is fine – he will feel it on April 23rd.”
“Johnny did submit me when I first moved to Maine,” Costantino admitted. “Legit submission, and his pure grappling is definitely high level. My grappling is MMA based, not slow jitsu. It’s grimy, grueling and punishing. Pure grappling, I would worry about his game. But it’s a fight, sport jiu-jitsu means next to nothing to me.
“I wish I could say people will get to see my whole game, but I can’t guarantee that. Johnny will feel my power and look to go to his comfort zone. I will break him, you will see quit in his eyes.”
“After Taylor won in impressive fashion at NEF 21, he immediately screamed at me while still inside the cage that he wanted a black belt for his next challenge,” said NEF co-owner and matchmaker Matt Peterson. “געזונט, he’s getting a brown belt in Johnny Crafts who, by all accounts, is due to receive his black belt any day, is a perfect 4-0 in the cage and is the current NEF amateur bantamweight champion. This fight is dripping with drama and will define a future top contender for the featherweight title in NEF’s stacked 145-pound division.”
ניו ענגלאַנד פיגהץ 'ווייַטער געשעעניש, "נעף 22: אַלע ראָודז LEAD דאָ,"נעמט אָרט שבת, אַפּריל 23, 2016 בייַ די אַנדראָסקאָגגין באַנק קאָליסéע אין לעוויסטאָן, מיין. Tickets for “NEF 22” start at just $25 און ביסט אויף פאַרקויף איצט בייַ www.TheColisee.com אָדער דורך פאַך די קאָליסéע קעסטל אָפיס בייַ 207.783.2009 רענטגענ 525. For more information on the event and fight card updates, please visit the promotion’s website at www.NewEnglandFights.com. דערצו, you can watch NEF videos at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, נאָכפאָלגן זיי אויף טוויטטערנעפיגהץ און פאַרבינדן די באַאַמטער פאַסעבאָאָק גרופּע "ניו ענגלאַנד פייץ."
סאַנטאַ מאָניקאַ, קאַליף. (פעברואַר 11, 2015) – A fifth and final main card fight has been added to “בעללאַטאָר 150: גאַלוואַאָ ווס. Dantas 2” at Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, Kansas on פעברואַר 26, with the news that קענדאַלל גראָווע (22-15) has agreed to fight Francisco “Kiko” France (13-3-1).
דערצו, Bellator MMA’s Bantamweight Championship will be on the line in a rematch pitting Marcos "לאָראָ" גאַלוואַאָ (17-6-1) קעגן ערשטע מייַסטער Eduardo "דודו" דאַנטאַס (17-4) and hometown favorite, דוד ריקקעלס (16-4, 1 נק) will return to action against באַבי קופּער (12-5). "בעללאַטאָר 150: גאַלוואַאָ ווס. דאַנטאַס 2 " also features the Bellator MMA debut of newly signed women’s flyweight Lena Ovchynnikova (10-3), when she meets Rebecca Ruth (5-1) and a heavyweight co-main event of טשעיקק קאָנגאָ (23-10-2) קעגן וויניסיוס קוועיראָז (8-3)
The contests make up the televised portion of “בעללאַטאָר 150: גאַלוואַאָ ווס. דאַנטאַס 2,” וואָס אַירס לעבן אויף ספּייק בייַ 9 פּ.ם. און/8 פּ.ם. קאָרט, בשעת פּרילימאַנערי באַוץ וועט טייַך לעבן אויף Bellator.com און די בעללאַטאָר מאָביל אַפּ.
טיקקעץ פֿאַר "בעללאַטאָר 150: גאַלוואַאָ ווס. דאַנטאַס 2 " וואָס אָנהייבן בייַ פּונקט $27, are on sale now at KansasStarEventCenter.com or Ticketmaster.com, ווי ווויל ווי די קאַנסאַס שטערן אַרענאַ קעסטל אָפיס.
Grove capped off 2015 with an emphatic knockout of דזשאָוי בעלטראַן בייַ "בעללאַטאָר 143: וואָראַן ווס. דייוויס," אין סעפטעמבער. The winner of “The Ultimate Fighter: 3," has fought professionally since 2003 for promotions all around the world, notably ProElite and UFC. This will be “Da Spyder’s” sixth appearance under the Bellator MMA banner as he hopes to climb back towards a 185-pound title shot – he competed for the gold last year against בראַנדאָן כאַלסי.
A veteran of Strikeforce, “Kiko” has strung together a five-fight winning streak as of late, most recently handing the formerly undefeated בן רעיטער the first loss of his young career at "בעללאַטאָר 146: קאַטאָ ווס. מאַנהאָעף. " It’s safe to classify the 33-year-old Arizona native as a “submission specialist,"מיט 12 פון זיין 13 wins as a professional coming by way of making his opponent tap.
גאַנץ "בעללאַטאָר 150: גאַלוואַאָ ווס. Dantas 2” Fight Card:
Bellator MMA Bantamweight Title Main Event: Marcos גאַלוואַאָ (17-6-1) ווס. Eduardo דאַנטאַס (17-4)
Bellator MMA Heavyweight Co-Main Event: טשעיקק קאָנגאָ (23-10-2) ווס. וויניסיוס קוועיראָז (8-3)
בעללאַטאָר ממאַ לייטווייט שטריך באָוט: דייוו ריקקעלס (16-4, 1 נק) ווס. באַבי קופּער (12-5)
Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: קענדאַלל גראָווע (22-15) ווס. פֿראַנסיסקאָ France (13-3-1)
Bellator MMA Flyweight Feature Bout: Lena Ovchynnikova (10-3) ווס. Rebecca Ruth (5-1)
פּרעלימינאַרי קאַרד:
Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Gregory Babene (16-11) ווס. Brandon Farran (12-10)
בעללאַטאָר ממאַ פעאַטהערוועיגהט שטריך באָוט: גאַסטאָן ריינאָ (5-0) ווס. טשוקאַ וויליס (6-2)
בעללאַטאָר ממאַ כעוויווייט שטריך באָוט: David Hammons (1-1) ווס. Kyle Noblitt (1-0)
Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Chris Harris (4-0) ווס. Julian Marquez (2-0)
בעללאַטאָר ממאַ לייטווייט שטריך באָוט: Marcio Navarro (14-11) ווס. Henry Lindsay (4-5)
בעללאַטאָר ממאַ פעאַטהערוועיגהט שטריך באָוט: Thai Clark (5-0) ווס. Deron Carlis (4-1)
בעללאַטאָר ממאַ וועלטערווייט שטריך באָוט: Manny Meraz (7-1) ווס. Andre Fialho (5-0)
בעללאַטאָר ממאַ לייטווייט שטריך באָוט: Jason Witt (7-2) ווס. Jonathan Gary (11-6)
SIRWAN KAKAI MAKES PROFESSIONAL DEBUT AGAINST JOE TAIMANGLO
סאַנטאַ מאָניקאַ, קאַליף. (פעברואַר 10, 2015) – The main card of "בעללאַטאָר 151: וואָראַן ווס. Caldwell” אויףמאַרץ 4 is complete with today’s announcement that גילבערט סמיט (12-4) will replace מיכאל Page and now face פערנאַנדאָ גאָנזאַלעז (24-13) in the evening’s co-main event.
דערצו, סירוואַן קאַקאַי (12-3) וועט מאַכן זייַן פּערמאָושאַנאַל דעבוט קעגן Joe Taimanglo (21-6) in the fourth and final main card contest. Seven preliminary scraps have also been confirmed and can be found below.
טיקקעץ פֿאַר "בעללאַטאָר 151: וואָראַן ווס. Caldwell” are on sale now and start at just $45. You can purchase tickets at the WinStar World Casino and Resort Box Office, as well as Ticketmaster.com and Bellator.com. דאָאָרס פֿאַר די געשעעניש עפענען בייַ 5:00 פּ.ם. קאָרט היגע צייַט, with the first contest taking place one hour later.
"בעללאַטאָר 151: וואָראַן ווס. Caldwell” אַירס לעבן און פּאָטער אויף נאָגל ביי 9 פּ.ם. און/8 פּ.ם. קאָרט, while preliminary boutswill stream live on Bellator.com און די בעללאַטאָר מאָביל אַפּ.
Smith will be making his Bellator MMA debut against a fighter who is currently in the midst of a four-fight winning streak. "האַלבנאַכט Magic” is on a bit of a roll of his own, coming into the promotion riding a two-bout winning streak. A veteran of UFC and most recently RFA, Smith won the regional promotion’s welterweight belt in June, defending the title one time before signing with Bellator.
Gonzalez took a brief hiatus from MMA to compete in the kickboxing portion of the groundbreaking "בעללאַטאָר ממאַ: דינאַמיטע 1 " event in September, losing a tightly contest decision to world-renowned striker Paul "סעמטעקס" דיילי. Gonzalez now returns to his comfort zone of MMA, where he has strung together an impressive four-fight winning streak. A veteran of the Scott Coker-founded Strikeforce promotion, as well as World Extreme Cagefighting, Gonzalez has been competing professionally since 2003.
Kakai is one of Bellator MMA’s latest signings, joining the fray after a two-fight stint in the UFC. “Zohan," 26, hails from Sweden and owns 10 finishes in his 12 victories as a professional fighter. With a bantamweight title fight one-week prior and another marquee 135-pound pairing in the main event, it will be interesting to see what a win does for Kakai in the grand scheme of things.
Taimanglo will be making his seventh appearance under the Bellator MMA umbrella, and is riding a two-fight winning streak. A Guam-native, “The Juggernaut” has stopped his opponent in 21 of his victories and has only lost twice in his last 14 פייץ. Look for the 31-year-old to make an impression against the bantamweight division’s newest commodity.
ופּדאַטעד "בעללאַטאָר 151: וואָראַן ווס. Caldwell” Fight Card:
Bellator MMA Bantamweight Main Event: דזשאָו וואָראַן (13-4) ווס. דאַרריאָן קאָלדוועל (8-0)
Bellator MMA Welterweight Co-Main Event: גילבערט סמיט (12-4) ווס. פערנאַנדאָ גאָנזאַלעז (24-13)
בעללאַטאָר ממאַ פעאַטהערוועיגהט שטריך באָוט: יאַמאַוטשי אַרויף (19-2) ווס. באַבאַ דזשענקינס (10-2)
Bellator MMA Bantamweight Feature Bout: סירוואַן קאַקאַי (12-3) ווס. Joe Taimanglo (21-6-1)
פּרעלימינאַרי קאַרד:
בעללאַטאָר ממאַ פעאַטהערוועיגהט פּרעלימינאַרי באָוט: קריס דזשאָנעס (10-3) ווס. Ray האלץ (5-1)
בעללאַטאָר ממאַ באַנטאַמוועיגהט פּרעלימינאַרי באָוט: סטיוו גאַרסיאַ (6-0) ווס. Ricky Turcios (5-0)
בעללאַטאָר ממאַ וועלטערווייט פּרעלימינאַרי באָוט: דזשאַסטין פּאַטערסאַן (6-1) ווס. Chance Rencountre (8-1)
בעללאַטאָר ממאַ פעאַטהערוועיגהט פּרעלימינאַרי באָוט: טרעסטאָן טהאָמיסאָן (8-4) ווס. Aaron Roberson (5-3)
בעללאַטאָר ממאַ וועלטערווייט פּרעלימינאַרי באָוט: ראַדזשער קאַראַל (16-13) ווס. נימאַן גרייסי (3-0)
בעללאַטאָר ממאַ מידדלעוועיגהט פּרעלימינאַרי באָוט: Derek Palmer (דעבוט) ווס. Jermayne Barnes (0-1)
בעללאַטאָר ממאַ פעאַטהערוועיגהט פּרעלימינאַרי באָוט: Shane Peterson (13-4) ווס. סטיווען באַנאַסזאַק (5-5)
לעוויסטאָן, מיין (פעברואַר 7, 2016) - ניו ענגלאַנד פייץ (נעף), אַמעריקע ס נומער-איינער רעגיאָנאַל קאַמף העכערונג, held its most recent event, “נעף 21: די יממאָרטאַלס” שבת נאַכט אין די Androscoggin באַנק קאָליסéע אין Lewiston, מיין. The Colisée was a packed house for the promotion’s second hybrid mixed-martial-arts (ממאַ) and professional boxing event. Fight fans were treated to a marathon evening of nonstop action featuring 26 bouts in total.
In the MMA main event of the evening, in what can only be described as a “thriller,” ברוס “שיין יינגל” בויינגטאָן (13-8) defeated Jon Lemke (5-4) via split decision to retain the NEF MMA Professional Lightweight Title. Boyington and Lemke battled back-and-forth for five brutal rounds in what many in attendance were calling one of the best fights in NEF history.
In the boxing headliner, Northeast Junior Welterweight Champion Brandon “דעם קאַנאָן” בערי (11-1) handed Tollison Lewis the first loss of his professional boxing career (2-1) with a second-round stoppage via technical knockout (וואס).
On the amateur MMA portion of the card, three inaugural champions were crowned. ריאַן גלאָווער (3-1) took home the light heavyweight title after defeating Mike Williams (1-1), while Johnny Crafts (4-0) captured the bantamweight strap and Ricky Dexter (5-2) won the welterweight championship.
NEF also announced that its next event would take place on אַפּריל 23, 2016, once again at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewiston.
די רעזולטאַטן פון לעוויסטאָן, מיין:
PROFESSIONAL באָקסינג
בראַנדאָן בערי דעף. Tollison Lewis via TKO, קייַלעכיק 2
Evincii Dixon def. Antonio Chaves Fernandez via unanimous decision
Crowsneck Boutin fought Joel Bishop to a unanimous draw
PROFESSIONAL ממאַ
ברוס בויינגטאָן דעף. Jon Lemke via split decision (Boyington retains lightweight title)
Josh Lange def. Derek Shorey via rear-naked choke, קייַלעכיק 1
Zach Elkins def. Mike Hansen via guillotine, קייַלעכיק 1
קדזש עווער דעף. Zenon Herrera via ankle lock submission, קייַלעכיק 1
Alex Henry def. Andrew Tripp via KO, קייַלעכיק 1
Brandon Warne def. Norman Fox via guillotine, קייַלעכיק 1
Amateur ממאַ
ריאַן גלאָווער דעף. Mike Williams via armbar, קייַלעכיק 2 (Glover wins light heavyweight title)
ריקי דעקסטער דעף. Caleb Farrington via TKO, קייַלעכיק 1 (Dexter wins welterweight title)
דזשאַני קראַפס דעף. Henry Clark via TKO, קייַלעכיק 3 (Crafts wins bantamweight title)
Rafael וועלאַדאָ דעף. Mike Peitersen via split decision
ערין לאַמאָנטע דעף. Randi Beth Boyington via rear-naked choke, קייַלעכיק 1
Erik Nelson def. Julio Martinez via unanimous decision
Matt Glover def. Gravin Guillen via TKO, קייַלעכיק 1
Taylor Costantino def. Frank Johanson via TKO, קייַלעכיק 1
Brendan Battles def. Dave Smith via TKO, קייַלעכיק 1
Ras Hylton def. Zak Bergeron via TKO, קייַלעכיק 1
Adam Nielsen def. Ruben Redman via TKO, קייַלעכיק 1
Dustin Shorey def. Juan Meneses via TKO, קייַלעכיק 1
Tom Burgess def. Caleb Swoveland via unanimous decision
Chad Murillo def. Tony Agust via split decision
Jake Denham def. Justin Witham via verbal submission, קייַלעכיק 2
Richmond Pierce Wiegman def. Clifford רעדמאַן דורך טקאָ, קייַלעכיק 2
Caleb Costello def. David Thompson via KO, קייַלעכיק 1
ניו ענגלאַנד פיגהץ 'ווייַטער געשעעניש, "נעף 22: אַלע ראָודז LEAD דאָ,” takes place Saturday, אַפּריל 23, 2016 בייַ די אַנדראָסקאָגגין באַנק קאָליסéע אין לעוויסטאָן, מיין. Tickets for “NEF 22” start at just $25 און ביסט אויף פאַרקויף איצט בייַ www.TheColisee.com אָדער דורך פאַך די קאָליסéע קעסטל אָפיס בייַ207.783.2009 רענטגענ 525. For more information on the event and fight card updates, please visit the promotion’s website at www.NewEnglandFights.com. דערצו, you can watch NEF videos at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, נאָכפאָלגן זיי אויף טוויטטערנעפיגהץ און פאַרבינדן די באַאַמטער פאַסעבאָאָק גרופּע "ניו ענגלאַנד פייץ."
סאַנטאַ מאָניקאַ (פעברואַר 6, 2015) - בעללאַטאָר ממאַ איז שטאָלץ צו מעלדן די סיינינג פון Chris “The Crippler” Leben (22-11) צו אַ ויסשליסיק מאַלטי-יאָר, מולטי-קאַמף אָפּמאַך. The former World Extreme Cagefighting Middleweight World Champion has fought professionally since 2002, and holds the record for most fights in the UFC at 185-pounds (22).
Since taking a break from the sport in 2014, Leben has resided in San Diego, קאַליף. and served as a coach at Victory MMA & טויגיקייַט. Known for his tendency to put on an exciting show each and every time he enters the cage, Leben was a member of the inaugural cast of “The Ultimate Fighter” alongside fellow Bellator MMA competitors Stephan Bonnar און דזשאָש קאָסטשעקק. The 35-year-old has fought elite talent throughout his mixed martial arts tenure, against names the likes of: וואַנדערלעי סילוואַ, אַנדערסאָן סילוואַ, Brian Stann, מיכאל ביספּינג, Patrick Cote, מארק מוניאָוז, and Bellator MMA’s own אַלעססיאָ סאַקאַראַ.
“If I were to draw up the prototypical Bellator MMA competitor, there would be parts of Chris [Leben] in there,"בעללאַטאָר ממאַ פּרעזידענט סקאַט קאָקער האט. “The guy has never had a boring fight and as I’ve said from day one, we’re going to continue to grow from the ground up and buy from the top down. I know that Chris still has a lot of fight left in him and I’m excited to see him fight We are hoping to see his Bellator debut this Spring.”
“Focusing on just coaching at Victory MMA has been amazing, but recently, I started to get the itch to compete again,” Leben said. “So I extended an olive branch to the people at Bellator and here I am. איך בין אין גרויס פאָרעם, I love the possible matchups this roster has to offer and I’m ready to show the world why they call me ‘The Crippler.’”
Leben joins a budding roster of Bellator MMA talent, with recent signings that include: בענסאָן הענדערסאָן, Anastasia Yankova, Lena Ovchynnikova, און סערגעי כאַריטאָנאָוו.
It has yet to be determined what weight class Leben will compete at, but when asked what division he hopes to settle in, Leben made it clear: “I’ll go wherever the big fights are.”
